The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? ​the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?Psalms 27:1

Our Family

We, the Minks Family, are missionaries serving in northern Japan on the island of Hokkaido. We live in Shibetsu City. My name is Alan and my wife is Tanya. We met at Oklahoma Baptist College in Oklahoma City in 1994. We were married in December of 1995. Our children are Victoria, Abigail, Malachi, Gideon, Josiah, and Zebulun.

Alan:For four years I served in the U.S. Marine Corps. During that time, in 1991, I got saved in Okinawa, Japan. About three month later I surrendered to God’s call on my life to be a missionary. In 1994 I began attending Bible college. That same year God called me to be a missionary in Japan. I graduated in 1998. Immediately we began full-time deputation to raise support to go to Japan. On December 1st, 2000, we landed in Japan to begin our mission work. During the first 5 years in Japan, we worked the first part with a Japanese church, and the second half with the Randy Smith family as we studied the language. We then took an 11 month furlough reporting to our supporting churches. After that we cared for the mission work of our missionary friends, the Smith family, while they took a furlough. After their return, we moved to Shibetsu, Japan and began the Shepherd Baptist Church where we now labor.

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Our Ministry

Japan, is as most places in this old world, in great need of laborers! Japan is a very needy country. We are laboring to plant a church in Shibetsu, Hokkaido. The Lord allowed us to purchase an old building (with the land) for church and home use in the fall of 2007. Since that time we have completed major renovations to the building. We thank the Lord for His help in this project!

​In 2010 we were able to launch Hitsujikai (Shepherd) Radio which is a Japanese Christian Internet radio ministry. Please follow this link to listen in on our station: http://www.hitsujikai-radio.com. Please pray for God’s continued blessing on this new ministry.

Our Vision

For the foreseeable future, our vision is to plant an independent Baptist Church in Shibetsu, Japan. Our vision, and our burden, of course, extends well beyond the boundaries of Shibetsu. Oh, but if ALL Japan and beyond turned to Christ! We will by God’s grace try to do our part. Friend, will you do yours?

Matthew 28:19, 20"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen."